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One Night With the King
Despite a title that makes it sound like a tell-all about a one-night-stand with Elvis Presley, this movie is actually about the Jewish heroine, Queen Esther.
"...Olsen. For a change, it's nice to see a religious film in wide release that has nothing to do..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cavite
This rocketing thriller that pits an unseen Filipino terrorist against an unwitting Filipino-American dupe is one of the purest examples of no-budget, seat-of-the-pants, gloriously DIY filmmaking since The Blair Witch Project.
"...also a cunning meditation on the birthing grounds of religious extremism, an examination of the fragile and infinitely malleable..."

July 14, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Celestine Prophecy
The New Age metaphysics-cum-pulp thriller novel is now a movie.
"...nigh virulently, popular adventure yarn that aims to debunk religious doctrine … well, hold tight: The Da Vinci Code..."

May 12, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Silent Hill
Eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.
"...and fleshed out with hell's own jumble of demonic, pseudo-religious imagery, including some of the most bizarrely unappetizing images..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bee Season
Myla Goldberg’s novel about spelling-bee fever, a family in chaos, and religious/mystic exploration arrives on the screen with all its faults intact but few of its charms.
"...novel about spelling-bee fever, a family in chaos, and religious/mystic exploration arrives on the screen with all its faults..."

Nov. 18, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kinsey
Kinsey enshrines the scientist at the expense of a more rigorous and more profound scrutiny.
"...is in itself vaguely "churchy" – not in a religious sense, but in a decorous, starched-collar sort of way...."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Chronicles of Riddick
Vin Diesel revs up the sci-fi franchise.
"...to cast his lot against a monstrous legion of psycho-religious world-conquerors, nicely deemed the Necromongers, who are led by..."

June 11, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Luther
In this Martin Luther biopic, Joseph Fiennes plays the theologian as a smoldering rebel boy.
"...biopic about the life of Martin Luther emphasizes the religious leader’s early rebellions against certain church beliefs and practices,..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Step Into Liquid
Surf's up! It's The Endless Summer: The Next Generation.
"...ever seen, Step Into Liquid nearly qualifies as a religious experience...."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Matrix Reloaded
"...can handle, and Reloaded is awash in sci-fi and religious overtones that continually bog down the film’s forward motion...."

May 16, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blue Crush
"...marrying the lunatic adrenaline of the former with the religious fervor of the latter … with Gidge's holdover itty-bitty..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Family Fundamentals
"...the bond between parents and children when the family's religious beliefs and the adult child's homosexuality come into irreconcilable..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Frailty
"...of horrific proportions -- one that involves elements of religious perversion, child abuse, and yes, several axe murders. It's..."

April 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Side of Heaven
"...best gal. Although nonbelievers might cringe at the film's religious themes, first-time director Davis takes an even-handed approach to..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Road to Redemption
"...and the feel-good, Afterschool Special storyline is, to mix religious metaphors, as unremarkable and plain as an Amish dinner..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
"...was the first Jewish ballplayer to not mask his religious identity, playing first base and outfield for the Tigers..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Final Destination
"...blend of byzantine plotting, E.C. Comics gross-out visuals, and crypto-religious philosophizing. The premise is genuinely intriguing: As members of..."

March 24, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Omega Code
"...Spelling. Neither smart and provocative enough to inspire serious religious debate nor amateurish enough to qualify as good schlock,..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Out-of-Towners
"...plotted somewhere along the vast arc between indifference and near-religious zealotry, this remake of the fondly remembered 1970 original..."

April 2, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

A Price Above Rubies
"...Sonia a feminist rebel, a meshuginah head case, a religious transgressor? Yakin never seems quite certain, hinting at all..."

April 3, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jude
"...the way its protagonist ignores the moral, cultural, and religious conventions of his day; for all practical purposes, Jude..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Steve Davis

When Night is Falling
"...When Night Is Falling involves two professors at a religious college and a circus performer, but the film is..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Priest
"...his sermons ring with fire and brimstone and true religious fervor that loudly clash with the sermons of his..."

April 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Before the Rain
Manchevski's debut film impresses with its cagey temporal structure, incredible cinematography that exposes the precipitous Macedonian landscape, beautiful performances, and a thematic structure that adds to our understanding of specific and universal issues.
"...Balkan conflict. Admittedly, the treacherous maze of ethnic, nationalist, religious, and economic hatreds and allegiances linking the Balkan states..."

April 14, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
"...well as complex (and occasionally unsettling) characterizations, and social, religious, and political insights. Also difficult to explain is how..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

I, the Worst of All
Based on the book The Traps of Faith by Octavio Paz, this Argentinean film takes place in 17th century “New Spain” (Mexico) as Juana Ines de la Cruz enters a nunnery to pursue her intellectual aims.
"...the film makes about the inherent misogyny of the religious/political system and the grievous injustices it causes are restated..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Advocate
"...learns how laws exist to sustain and advance the religious and feudal status quo. In 600 years, little has..."

Oct. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar Shorts 1993
"...counter-argument “Blood Ties” presents is Pat Robertson of the religious right. Mann's work is rife with potential questions regarding..."

March 18, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Stepping Razor -- Red X
"...Tosh was a strange blend indeed. Part paranoid, part religious mystic, and part genius entertainer, Tosh's success never quite..."

Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

World's Best Commercials: Cannes 'ninety-Two
"...U.S. wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole -- confronts religious morality with humor and ease. For example, an elderly..."

Jan. 28, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

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